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**Science, Quickly**

Tune in every week for quick, fascinating new developments and dives in the world of science.

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Monkey Cousins Use Similar Calls Jun 17, 2019

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Two monkey species who last shared a common ancestor 3 million years ago have "eerily similar" alarm calls.

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How Millipedes Avoid Interspecies Sexual Slips Jun 16, 2019

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Millipedes, often blind, have come up with clever physical signals to ward off sexual advances from members of wrong species.

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You Contain Multitudes of Microplastics Jun 13, 2019

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People appear to consume between 74,000 and 121,000 microplastic particles annually, and that's probably a gross underestimate.

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A Biodegradable Label Doesn't Make It So Jun 12, 2019

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At the third Scientific American “Science on the Hill” event, “Solving the Plastic Waste Problem”, one of the issues discussed by experts on Capitol Hill was biodegradability.

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High School Cheaters Nabbed by Neural Network Jun 06, 2019

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Researchers trained a neural network to scrutinize high school essays and sniff out ghostwritten papers. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Preserved Poop Is an Archaeological Treasure Jun 04, 2019

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Anthropologists found parasite eggs in ancient poop samples, providing a glimpse of human health as hunter-gatherers transitioned to settlements. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Remembering Murray Gell-Mann Jun 03, 2019

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Murray Gell-Mann, 1969 Nobel Laureate in Physics who identified the quark, died May 24th.

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Bonobo Mothers Supervise Their Sons' Monkey Business May 29, 2019

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Some wild female bonobos introduce their sons to desirable females—then make sure their relations won’t be interrupted by competing males. Karen Hopkin reports.

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Icy Room Temperatures May Chill Productivity  May 23, 2019

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A new study suggests women's performance on math and verbal tasks increases as room temperature rises, up to about the mid 70s F. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Bird Beak Shapes Depend on More Than Diet May 22, 2019

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A study found that only a small percentage of bird beak shape variation is dependent on diet, with other factors like display and nest construction probably playing parts too.

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